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Derek Jeter Emerges at Rays-Cuba Game in Havana

After a year spent mostly out of the spotlight, Derek Jeter was front and center Tuesday afternoon, sitting in the stands in Havana to watch the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Cuban national team, joking with President Obama, who was sitting nearby, and taking part in an interview on ESPN, which broadcast the game.

Jeter made the trip to Cuba as part of Major League Baseball’s delegation and was in good spirts, talking with the president about playing golf and telling ESPN that in order to further his aim to become a team owner, he planned to become more engaged in baseball than he had been during his first year of retirement.